Happy New Year, friend! I do hope you had a wonderful Christmas season. As the tinsel and baubles are packed away and we teeter on the cusp of another year, I’m here again to share my “one word” for 2025… and fair warning: it’s somewhat lacking in originality and inspiration, but it is what it is. My word for this year is “NEW”.

As is my warm-and-fuzzy December tradition, here I am again with my humble bookish offering of six sweet reads I particularly enjoyed in 2024. Rather than vacillating willy-nilly between the 40-ish titles I’ve devoured over the past 12 months, I simply selected stories that I can’t shake. Unforgettable characters. Harrowing plots. You know the ones? Maybe you’ll find an intriguing option for yourself or even as a gift—because I don’t need to remind you that Christmas is just around the corner… ho ho ho!

Where did they go? Well, it’s quite the story, but the short version is that my award-winning novellas, THE CHRISTMAS CABIN and SNOW GLOBE SECRETS, are now available just in time for the festive season. Phew! Plus, they both have gorgeous fresh covers on the outside with the same beloved, suspenseful stories on the inside. Grab a mug of cocoa and let me explain…

This week, my latest Christian romantic suspense novel, CAPTURED IN FRAME, was officially released into the world! My author copies arrived on my doorstep, there are blog tours and giveaways currently happening, and today is “Book Lovers Day”—so, it seems like the perfect time to introduce my book baby to you and give you a few extra tidbits…

I’m absolutely delighted to share some exciting news—my Christmas novella, Snow Globe Secrets,  just won a book award! In the 25th Annual Faith, Hope, & Love Christian Writers (FHLCW) Reader’s Choice Award, I won in the 2024 novella category! I’m grinning like the Cheshire Cat over here, and would love to thank some fabulous people for their part in this achievement…

Oh my goodness, I have been waiting for MONTHS to share the cover reveal for Captured in Frame! This is the first novel in my “Bite of Betrayal” Christian romantic suspense series—to be published on August 5th by Mountain Brook Ink! I may be slightly biased, but isn’t she absolutely GORGEOUS?

Are you afraid of the dark? If you’d asked me that particular question last week, I would have pulled a “duh, of course not” face and thought no more of it. But over the past few days during this Holy Week, I’ve been pondering GOOD FRIDAY DARKNESS & LIGHT and I now sheepishly raise my hand and admit that I might keep my upstairs hall light on every night—just in case (even though our kids are adults and all left home years ago) and I might keep the downstairs entrance light on—just in case (for the French bulldog, of course) …

As soon as we decided to book our recent trip to Florida, I made plans to visit the home of two legends: Mickey Mouse and Ernest Hemingway! I’m reporting back to tell you that neither disappointed. Of course, Disney is the happiest place on earth, but as a writer, my literary-geeky-self fawned and fangirled over every detail at the infamous Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum—including the sixty-one curious cats…

Happy New Year, friend! Here we are again. Beautiful, blank planners ready to be filled with dreams and dates and deadlines. Possibilities hang heavy in the chilly air as we exhale from our season of festivities and think all things fresh and clean and new. After rather enjoying my last year’s word (STORY),  I’ve spent some time pondering what my “one word” for 2024 might be, and it’s not dramatic or daring or dazzling. It’s “WISDOM”…

Hi friend, I’ve been waiting to share “An Essay to My Younger Self” with you since it won first place in the Institute For Writers contest—and now I have permission and it seems like a perfect reflection piece as the sun begins to set on another year. This is a slight departure from my regular musings, but I hope you’ll take a couple of minutes to read it and be encouraged or inspired—whatever your season of life. Enjoy…